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Van Tate

Sports Director

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KRQE News, AOL, Inc.

Preston's Summary

Van Tate is the Sports Director at KRQE News. He specializes in covering competitive sports, with a focus on team sports, major league sports, and sports tournaments, as well as the business aspects of professional sports. Van's insights and reporting have been featured in prominent outlets such as Yahoo Sports, MSN, and AOL, Inc.

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Geo Focus

Albuquerque, United States (Local)

Coverage Attributes:

Beta
Informative: 55 %
Events: 17 %
Interviews Q&as: 16 %
Data Driven: 3 %
Event Coverage: 2 %

Themes Covered:

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Most Recent Topics:

  • Individual Sports
  • Team Sports
  • Major League Sports
  • International Sports Leagues & Federations
  • Sports Tournaments

Pitching Insights

Van Tate’s coverage is heavily focused on local sports events, particularly basketball and football at both the college and high school levels. If you have a story related to local New Mexico sports events or profiles of athletes within these areas, he would likely be interested in hearing about them.

Considering his focus on event coverage and profile features of local athletes, consider pitching stories centered around standout performances, upcoming matches/games involving local teams or athletes with compelling personal narratives.

Given Van's geographic focus on Albuquerque and New Mexico, ensure that any pitches are relevant to this region specifically as they pertain to basketball and football at various levels.

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Articles

Yahoo Sports

Starr shines in NM United international friendly against Atlante FC

Starr shines in NM United international friendly against Atlante FC

By: Van Tate

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Just when it looked like New Mexico United would fall 3-2 in an international friendly against Atlante FC in regulation, a Starr came to the rescue. In the 89th minute of the match, Winston Starr found the back of the net for United, tying the match at 3 in regulation. Penalty kicks […]

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Donovan Dent is not quite done with college basketball

Donovan Dent is not quite done with college basketball

By: Van Tate

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – When he said he was retired from basketball earlier this year, former UCLA and UNM Lobos guard Donovan Dent was serious about his decision. He has since had a change of heart. Dent told KRQE Sports on Monday that he had applied for a fifth year of eligibility. “I just looked at […]

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